The commander of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, General Zhukov, suddenly fell to the ground during the Japanese shelling, but his guards were frightened, and they jumped up with a shout and pulled Zhukov up from the ground.

Zhukov's chief guard turned pale with fright, and shouted repeatedly: "Comrade commander, you are not injured, are you?" Medic - Medic! - Stretcher, stretcher, come quickly! ”

Zhukov slapped the dirt on his body, pushed away the guards who surrounded him, and said with a calm face: "What are you panicking about, I can't die yet!" ”

It is enough to say that the whistling shrapnel hit the chest wall surrounded by sandbags at the entrance of the shelter department, and it was as hideous and terrible as a wolf's teeth, if it were not for these sandbag chest walls, Comrade Commander would have died honorably now, "Sure enough, as I thought, the Japanese shells, I couldn't tell whether they were generals or soldiers, and they picked up a life," General Zhukov shook his head with a wry smile, and turned back to the depths of the shelter.

Looking at a bunch of statistical tables, General Zhukov's mood was quite heavy, the Far Eastern Front had suffered a hard battle, although in the early stage of the battle to encircle the Japanese Kwantung Army, the consumption was not large, but in the subsequent uninterrupted battles, the losses of the troops were revealed.

So far, the Far Eastern Front, which was originally full of more than 1.6 million troops, has now left less than 1.2 million people, that is to say, after more than a month of fierce fighting, the Far Eastern Front has lost nearly 600,000 troops, and after being strategically surrounded by the Japanese army, the logistics supply lines from the direction of Irkutsk and Chita have been completely cut off, and ammunition and supplies are no longer enough to support a long-term entrenchment and waiting for reinforcements.

Judging by Zhukov's experience, the Far Eastern Front, surrounded by heavy Japanese troops, could hold out for about three weeks at most. It's not that the troops are dead and wounded, but that the ammunition is exhausted, the supplies are scarce, and a large number of wounded people die because of the lack of medicine and the inability to treat them in time.

"Isn't it? Three weeks later, the soldiers of the Far Eastern Front, hungry and armed with rifles without bullets, fought against the Japanese? Zhukov bowed his head in pain. Why Moscow, on the other hand, has not yet called back. Don't. Was Comrade Stalin determined to abandon the Far Eastern Front? He thought to himself, from the depths of his heart, there was a deep unwillingness and helplessness, as well as a trace of fear.

"Jingle bell!" Zhukov's thoughts were interrupted by a hurried ringing of the phone, and a staff officer hurried over. Picked up the phone, "What?" -- What is the current situation? Okay, I'll report to Comrade Commander right away! ”

The staff officer walked up to Zhukov and glanced at the haggard face of Comrade Commander. He said cautiously: "Comrade commander, I received a report from the 16th Army in the direction of the Belia Mountains that the Japanese offensive is very fierce, the pressure on the group army is very great, there are already many positions, which have been broken through by the Japanese army, and in their hands, there are no reserves left, and I request the front army headquarters to do everything possible to reinforce them!" ”

Zhukov was not surprised, groaned, and said: "Order, the 14th Army, immediately reinforce the left flank direction, before dawn, recapture the lost positions, and push the Japanese back thirty kilometers, order, the Ninth Army, reinforce the right flank direction, before dawn, to push the Japanese forty kilometers back!" ”

Since he was stubbornly waiting for reinforcements, Zhukov was not afraid to invest more troops and fight with the Japanese army, and if the left and right flanks could really push the Japanese army back by 30 to 40 kilometers, then it would be of great help to change the passive situation in front of the Far Eastern Front, and the depth of defense in the left and right directions would also be thickened to more than 150 kilometers.

It's just that Zhukov knew that in the absence of external reinforcements, this change in the situation of the local battlefield would not ultimately change the outcome of the Far Eastern Front, "It's a pity that the desperate plan to attack Manchuria was completely annihilated by the measures of the Japanese Kwantung Army, otherwise it would ......!" He thought with great regret that Zhukov himself did not know what would have happened otherwise.

"Comrade Commander - Comrade Commander! Urgent telegram! "Lieutenant General Godayav, Chief of Staff of the Front, in the midst of the rumbling artillery, ran over from the other side of the shelter with a shouting and shouting, with surprise and inexplicable excitement on his face!

Seeing the appearance of his chief of staff, Zhukov's heart tightened, could it be that Moscow called back? And, again, good news! He was even more anxious than Lieutenant General Goddayav, and hurriedly met him and asked: "Comrade Chief of Staff, is it a telegram from the General Staff?" ”

Lieutenant General Godayav, gasping for breath, said: "No-no, it was the high command who sent a telegram back, ordering our troops to hold on and wait for reinforcements, and at the same time, the high command has already issued an order that the Trans-Khingan Ridge Front and the Baikal Front should immediately suspend the return to the European theater and turn around to rescue the Far Eastern Front. And from now on, Comrade Stalin will personally command the rescue forces! ”

The idea of being in a desperate situation and preparing to die has been lingering in my heart, and the sudden telegram has changed this qiē, Zhukov's thinking, but instead fell into a blank, this telegram related to the fate of more than a million soldiers of the Far Eastern Front came too suddenly, he had already prepared for the worst, was ready to be abandoned by Comrade Stalin, and the sudden good news, he couldn't tell his mood, whether he was happy or sad.

"Comrade Commander! Comrade Commander! The High Command is waiting for our call back! Seeing that the commander was distracted, Chief of Staff Godayav hurriedly said.

Zhukov's throat choked, and a sour and spicy feeling surged in his heart, "Comrade Chief of Staff, call back to the High Command, all the commanders and fighters of the Far Eastern Front will strictly implement the orders of the High Command!" Cooperate with the rescue force! After a deep sigh, he continued: "At the end of the telegram, add a sentence, all the commanders and fighters of the Far Eastern Front, salute Comrade Stalin!" ”

"Wait, Comrade Godayav!" Chief of Staff Godayav turned around and was about to leave, when Zhukov shouted again, "Immediately send the telegram from the high command to the unit company level, so that all the soldiers know that Comrade Stalin personally commands the troops of the two fronts and reinforces us, and every soldier must know it!" He commanded in rare detail.

"Yes! Comrade commander, carry out your order immediately! Chief of Staff Godayav saluted, and then, like the wind, disappeared, he understood the intention of Comrade Commander, all the officers and soldiers of the Far Eastern Front, which was surrounded by the Japanese army, needed this telegram!

In the Far East Khabarovsk City, the General Headquarters of the Japanese Far East Campaign, in the office of Prince Zaihito, Major General Yamada, head of the General Staff Headquarters of the General Staff Headquarters, is reporting to him on the progress of various units, since the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Shinno, was sent to the campaign guard group, and after being that commander, Major General Yamada is actually performing the duties and powers of the chief of staff, and about this, all the officers of the Far East Campaign Headquarters know that this guy will sooner or later take over the position of chief of staff of Lieutenant General Shinno,

Therefore, the status of Major General Yamada has risen sharply in the headquarters, and when he coughs, everyone has to listen attentively, and when he stomps his feet, how many people are frightened, although Major General Yamada is as modest and low-key as ever, and does not show off at all, but the Japanese officers at the headquarters all know that the seemingly modest Major General Yamada is a smiling tiger, and he is a group of harmonious people on the surface, and everyone is smiling, but in the bottom of his heart, the porcelain is real!

Under the amiable appearance, no one knows how many twists and turns hide this, anyway, it's not easy to mess with, just by virtue of this, the brainless stupid chief of staff of Nishino can't be compared at all, Major General Yamada also knows this, and is very happy with the officers of the headquarters, fearing rather than hating themselves, maintaining a sense of mystery, is one of the basic qualities that a superior person must have.

Standing in front of Prince Zaihito, Major General Yamada seemed to be more confident and modest than before, and after reporting the situation of all the troops, Prince Zaihito nodded, and did not comment, there is nothing new, the Far East campaign plan, according to the plan formulated by himself, is in full swing, the Soviet Far Eastern Front is a fish in the net, be cautious, it is nothing more than this fat big fish, don't bring any damage to the net.

Major General Yamada saw that Prince Zaihito had no new orders to give, and after saluting, he was just about to withdraw, when he was suddenly stopped by Prince Zaihito, "Yamada-kun, don't be in a hurry to go, there is a question to discuss, the Soviet army that was blocked by the troops of the devil Tang Qiuli in Chita to Irkutsk has not broken through the blockade line of the independent division so far, do you think that after the imperial army launched a general attack on the Soviet Far Eastern Front a few days later, is it possible for them to turn back to the rescue?" ”

This question is too big, and it involves enough to affect the success or failure of the Far East campaign plan, how dare Major General Yamada take a position lightly, and, from the tone of His Royal Highness the Prince, Major General Yamada keenly perceives that His Royal Highness is not confident, and before, Prince Zairen is absolutely convinced that the troops of the two Soviet fronts on the line from Chita to Irkutsk will never turn around and come back to rescue Zhukov's troops.

However, that branch devil Tang Qiuli suddenly came with such a hand, blocking more than two million Soviet troops from moving an inch, and staying in the area where they could return to help, that is to say, there were unexpected changes on the battlefield, and this change was beyond the control of His Royal Highness the Prince, he was a little undecided, to be exact, he was very worried.

In all fairness, with the experience and insight of Major General Yamada, it is impossible to make an accurate judgment, the Far East and even the Outer Mongolia battlefield, the complex battle situation in which there is us in the enemy and we have the enemy, it is confusing, and the millions of troops in Japan, the Soviet Union and China are mixed together like a thousand layers of bread, some are about to fight to the death, and some are cold-eyed and want to take advantage of the opportunity to pick up the bargain, who is dizzy and fascinated when they see it, they are all people in the bureau, and how many people can see it clearly?

(To be continued)(To be continued......